Posts Tagged “amvs”

I have previously mentioned my ambitions of creating anime music videos and as such, I have had many half-baked and a few full-baked ideas for projects but have barely acted on them due to software and time. (The former might change since Vegas 9 just came out and it’s relatively cheap for $55 online.) One anime and music combination that I had on my mind for a while - since May 2006, in fact - is BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad paired with Foreigner’s “Jukebox Hero”. It seems so obvious to anyone who has seen the series and it was inevitable that an editor would actually create such an AMV once the DVD’s had finished coming out stateside.

Meredith “Meri” Cantoni was that person and so far her video entitled “One Guitar” has won 2nd Place in the Dramatic/Serious category at Otakon ‘08 and won that same category plus Judges Best Overall at Anime Evolution last weekend. I think she did a great job in editing and while I had some of the same scenes in mind, her effort turned better than mine likely would have and I am thankful for that. This wishful project has been fulfilled but the next ones should be done by myself so I can feel more satisfied with my abilities and with using artists like Josh Rouse.

I was browsing the local Borders yesterday afternoon after a busy day on campus and looking through the magazines, music, and movies. (Don’t ask me if “that” policy has changed because I didn’t look.) Anyway there was a DVD dedicated to music-related stuff like concerts and, I guess, operas? I don’t know, I wasn’t paying that much attention to what other stuff was in that area. But as I was walking away, my eyes caught a glimpse of the word “Animusic” and I had to back up to look at it a little more. It turns out to be a collection of computer-animated instruments playing virtual concerts. For some strange reason, my mind jumped from that to anime music videos and how anyone could try to monetize them. I immediately found several flaws with the concept but I think it’s still an interesting idea to muse upon and make a post out of it.
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